In choosing to offer the MA in
Educational Leadership and the MA in Child Advocacy program online, the
University is putting its best foot forward. These programs represent areas for
which Montclair State has a solid reputation of excellence, and in which it is
a state and national leader.

The MA in Educational Leadership
program provides students with the conceptual tools and professional
preparation necessary to become accomplished school leaders.Montclair State is a leader in teacher
education and teacher preparation. Providing a fully online master’s degree
program in Educational Leadership provides another a vehicle for teacher’s to
advance their career and expand their skill set. The program is being offered
as “degree only” or with a NJ certification option, allowing students who
qualify to secure their Supervisor and Principal certifications.

The Child Advocacy and Policy online master’s degree program builds on the existing post-baccalaureate
certificate program in Child Advocacy and Policy. Graduates of the certificate
program can apply completed courses to the Master’s degree, allowing students to complete that degree in about three
semesters.

Both online programs are structured to ensure that students can attain their degrees at a manageable pace while remaining eligible for graduate loans. Students take two courses per semester, one at a time, over a 7 1/2 week session.

As with traditional degrees, the key to successful online programs is quality. “Montclair State
has a reputation for delivering quality programs, and the University and
faculty have worked hard to ensure that quality translates into online
delivery,” says graduate school dean Joan Ficke. “These programs measure up to our nationally recognized standard of excellence.”

Initially, the new programs will be
available to those who live in New Jersey, New York, Idaho, Texas, Georgia, and Utah.

For those attending the NJEA convention on November 8 and 9 in Atlantic City, NJ, representatives from The Graduate
School and administrators from these programs will be available on-site at Booth # 1507 to answer any questions and will be able to provide
on-the-spot processing of applications and discuss how these degrees can help
participants achieve their career goals.